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Refractive error study in children: results from Mechi Zone, Nepal
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The prevalence of reduced vision is very low in school-age children in Nepal, most of it because of correctable refractive error, and the prevalence of myopia is higher for more recent birth cohorts.About:
This article is published in American Journal of Ophthalmology.The article was published on 2000-04-01. It has received 444 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Vision test & Refractive error.read more
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Global data on visual impairment in the year 2002
Serge Resnikoff,Donatella Pascolini,Daniel Etya'ale,Ivo Kocur,Ramachandra Pararajasegaram,Gopal P. Pokharel,Silvio P Mariotti +6 more
TL;DR: Estimates from data on low vision and blindness as defined in the International statistical classification of diseases, injuries and causes of death, 10th revision show cataract remains the leading cause of visual impairment in all regions of the world, except in the most developed countries.
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Refractive error and visual impairment in urban children in southern China
TL;DR: The prevalence of reduced vision because of myopia is high in school-age children living in metropolitan Guangzhou, representing an important public health problem.
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Worldwide prevalence and risk factors for myopia.
TL;DR: Citation information: Pan C‐W, Ramamurthy D & Saw S‐M, Worldwide prevalence and risk factors for myopia.
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How genetic is school myopia
Ian G. Morgan,Kathryn A. Rose +1 more
TL;DR: Overall, while there may be a small genetic contribution to school myopia, detectable under conditions of low environmental variation, environmental change appears to be the major factor increasing the prevalence of myopia around the world.
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Refractive Error Study in Children: results from Shunyi District, China.
TL;DR: Reduced vision because of myopia is an important public health problem in school-age children in Shunyi District and more than 9% of children could benefit from prescription glasses.
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Refractive Error Study in Children: results from Shunyi District, China.
TL;DR: Reduced vision because of myopia is an important public health problem in school-age children in Shunyi District and more than 9% of children could benefit from prescription glasses.
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Refractive error study in children: results from La Florida, Chile☆
TL;DR: Refractive error, associated primarily with myopia, is a major cause of reduced vision in school-age children in La Florida, Chile, and more than 7% of children could benefit from the provision of proper spectacles.
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Refractive Error Study in Children: sampling and measurement methods for a multi-country survey.
TL;DR: The study design, sample size, and measurement methods ensure that the prevalence of age-specific and sex-specific refractive error can be estimated with reasonable accuracy in the target populations.
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Prevalence of visual impairment in children: A review of available data
TL;DR: The available data suggest that there may be a ten-fold difference in prevalence between the wealthiest countries of the world and the poorest, ranging from as low as 0.1/1000 children aged 0-15 years in the richest countries to 1.1 /1000 children in the poorest.
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Prevalence of blindness and cataract surgery in Nepal
TL;DR: The findings suggest that blindness prevalence may have decreased slightly from that estimated in a 1981 national survey, both overall and cataract related.